Liselle Sambury

Trinidadian Canadian writer

Liselle Sambury is a Trinidadian Canadian writer of young adult fantasy literature,^[1] whose debut novel Blood Like Magic was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2021 Governor General's Awards.^[2]

A native of Toronto, Ontario, Sambury majored in Linguistics and also took creative writing courses at Queen's University.^[3] Blood Like Magic was published in 2021 by Simon & Schuster.^[4] She currently resides in Timmins, a city which she has incorporated as a setting in her forthcoming novel Delicious Monsters.^[5]

References

^ Lacy Baugher, "Liselle Sambury gives us an in-depth look at the world of Blood Like Magic". FanSided, June 9, 2021.
^ "Ivan Coyote, David A. Robertson & Julie Flett among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards". CBC Books, October 14, 2021.
^ Nathan Gallagher, "Queen’s Creative Writing alum Liselle Sambury talks debut novel 'Blood Like Magic'". The Queen's Journal, April 8, 2021.
^ Sarah Raughley, "Blood Like Magic, by Liselle Sambury". Quill & Quire, June 2021.
^ Simon & Schuster, [1]. Simon & Schuster, January 11, 2023.